Decent deal. I have the epl1 and 2 and they're great travel cameras. I recommend the panny 20mm and the olympus 45mm. You have a nice set between these lenses but you will spend another ~700. If you want you can get the 20mm (~300) and some legacy glass with an adapter for about 50 for portraits. I find myself never bringing my dslr around anymore but I bring this camera everywhere. The largest print I've done is a 40x60 and it looks great. The art features are pretty fun too.

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Decent deal but it does bear mentioning that the 12MP sensor is 2-3 levels below other m4/3 cameras in terms of image quality. If I were on a super-tight budget I would probably look at a Panasonic GX1 for $249 and find a used 14-42mm. Noticeably better image quality, although no tilting screen and no in-body image stabilization. The Panasonic G5 is about the same as the GX1 image quality-wise and is also being discounted a lot recently so you might score one for $350 or less with lens, not to mention it has a built-in viewfinder. Point being, while this is a good deal for this particular camera, there are other options around the same price range that have some advantages worth keeping in mind.

I think the GX1 or G3 are better for around the same money. Or the GF3 or E-PL1 for less.

I'm actually pretty impressed with the Nikon J1 I just bought. For some reason, maybe the fast focus or Nikon's jpeg engine, the photos are quite impressive.

How's the image quality on the J1? I'm having a laughably hard time deciding between compact cameras. I'm going on a month-long trip wherein I can't be weighed down by my DSLR equipment; grainy, unsharp, blurry, image quality found on some low-end point-and-shoot wouldn't be worth the money. idk if I want an M4/3rds, something like the J1, or a high-quality P&S; either way, I don't want to spend more than $500 max.

Are the controls fairly intuitive? Is customizing your ISO/shutter speed a quick task? How's the low-light performance? are 100% crops very hazy?

I might be able to score the J1 + zoom lens + prime lens for ~$300 on CL. For a decent M4/3rds camera, buying a separate prime lens wouldn't be worth the cost.. I'm so indecisive!

How's the image quality on the J1? I'm having a laughably hard time deciding between compact cameras. I'm going on a month-long trip wherein I can't be weighed down by my DSLR equipment; grainy, unsharp, blurry, image quality found on some low-end point-and-shoot wouldn't be worth the money. idk if I want an M4/3rds, something like the J1, or a high-quality P&S; either way, I don't want to spend more than $500 max.

Are the controls fairly intuitive? Is customizing your ISO/shutter speed a quick task? How's the low-light performance? are 100% crops very hazy?

I might be able to score the J1 + zoom lens + prime lens for ~$300 on CL. For a decent M4/3rds camera, buying a separate prime lens wouldn't be worth the cost.. I'm so indecisive!

I haven't had my J1 very long so you'd get better answers on a forum like dpreview. If having an evf is important to you you might like the V1 better.

I'm impressed with the photo quality, and video, in good light which is the only way I've used it so far. The most interesting things to me are its extremely fast, has pdaf in good light, its faster than many dslrs. The lenses are small so the overall size is good. And its a bargain for $200 plus another $100 for the excellent 30-110mm.

The camera I always have with me though is my Panasonic ZS19(zs20). The photo quality is good enough and the features are amazing.

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